November 3, 1997
MICHAEL K. POWELL SWORN IN AS FCC COMMISSIONER
Michael K. Powell was sworn in today as a member of the Federal
Communications Commission.
Commissioner Powell, a Republican, takes over the seat occupied by Rachelle B.
Chong. His term began on July 1, 1997 and ends June 30, 2002.
Mr. Powell had been serving as the Chief of Staff of the Antitrust Division in the
Department of Justice. In that capacity, he advised the Assistant Attorney General on
substantive antitrust matters, including policy development, criminal and civil
investigations and mergers. Prior to joining the Antitrust Division, Mr. Powell was an
associate in the Washington, D.C. office of the law firm of O'Melveny & Myers LLP,
where he focused on litigation and regulatory matters involving telecommunications,
antitrust and employment law. Mr. Powell graduated from the Georgetown University
Law Center in 1993 following which he served as a judicial clerk to the Honorable
Harry T. Edwards, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District
of Columbia Circuit.
Before attending law school, from 1988 to 1990, Mr. Powell served as a policy
advisor to the Secretary of Defense on matters involving the United States-Japan
security relationship. Mr. Powell's experience also includes military service as an
armor officer in the United States Army. He spent the majority of his active service
with the 3/2 Armored Cavalry Regiment in Amberg, Germany, serving as a calvary
platoon leader and troop executive officer. While on duty, Mr. Powell was seriously
injured in a training accident and, after spending a year in the hospital, was retired
from service. Mr. Powell graduated in 1985 from the College of William and Mary
with a degree in Government.
Commissioner Powell is married to Jane Knott Powell. They live with their two
children, eight year-old Jeffrey and three year-old Bryan, in Fairfax Station, Virginia.
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